// MASS BLACKOUT: November 25 – December 2
NO SPENDING. NO WORK. NO SURRENDER.
The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed—for the wealthy.
The Mass Blackout is a nationwide economic action, coordinated across aligned organizations, calling Americans to:
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Stop online or in-store shopping (except for small businesses)
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Stop work
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Stop streaming, cancel subscriptions, no digital purchases
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Remove the regime
If you must spend: support small, local businesses only. Pay in cash.
We’re not targeting small businesses or communities—we’re targeting the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
WHY NOW?
Because nothing will change while fascists remain in power.
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The Trump administration paused federal anti-corruption enforcement — giving corporations a free pass to bribe, cheat, and exploit.
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Big business is funding authoritarian candidates while walking back public commitments to civil rights, labor protections, diversity, and democracy.
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Billionaires profit while the rest of us are told to shop, work, and stay silent.
This isn't about left vs. right. This is about people vs. power.
If we do nothing, they win. If we move together, they feel it.
Spin the solidarity wheel
The Mass Blackout isn’t just about not spending. It’s about rerouting our time, money, and energy back into our communities. This wheel is packed with 100 ways to opt out of corporate capture and opt into care, mutual aid, and collective power, from forming childcare co-ops to joining Buy Nothing groups, supporting immigrant-owned businesses, timebanking, stocking little free pantries, and more.
Hit "Spin" in the center of the wheel, see what you land on, and treat it as your next mission. Do one action, or keep spinning and stack a few. Share your result with friends, challenge your group chat, or have your org spin it together and commit to whatever comes up.
How to use it:
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Spin the wheel and read your action.
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Do it during the Blackout week instead of feeding big corporations.
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Post about it and tag #MassBlackout so others can see what’s possible when we choose people over profit.
Mass Blackout Economics
If 5 million Americans stop working for just 48 hours:
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Billions in lost economic output
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Supply chains delayed, production slowed, shipments disrupted
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A national moment revealing how much our economy depends on our labor
If 5 million Americans stop spending for just 72 hours:
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Billions withheld in consumer activity
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Immediate losses across retail, food, transportation, and entertainment
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A bold reminder that 68% of U.S. GDP is driven by consumer spending, and we can shut it off
Mutual Aid Matters
Not everyone can afford to walk off the job. Not everyone can skip a paycheck. And not everyone can disappear from the system for a week. But everyone can participate in the Mass Blackout in some form.
If you're unable to join the economic shutdown directly, or if you're looking for a way to support those who are, we’re asking you to take action another way:
Your donation helps support communities hit hardest by economic injustice and political repression. This isn’t just charity. It’s solidarity. It’s resistance in the form of nourishment. It’s taking care of each other while we take on the system.
resources
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Download the Mass Blackout Media Kit
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Download Social Graphics
Hashtags: #MBO #MB #BlockParty #MassBlackout #BlackoutForDemocracy
Frequently asked questions
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WHO WE ARE
The (renewed) Mass Blackout campaign originated from individual calls for a Black Friday or Cyber Week boycott by Blackout the System, The People's Sick Day, The Progressive Network, American Opposition, and the Money Out of Politics Movement.
Those organizations (and many others) have now united under a coordinated campaign for maximum reach and impact, endorsed, organized, and promoted by a growing coalition of grassroots organizations, creators, and working people.
We are done waiting. We are building our own power. Join us.
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